TOTLEY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1977 www.totleyindependent.co.uk FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 No. 360 20p. Chapel Fields One of Bob Warburton’s slides. Photo taken from Strawberry Lee Lane with The Cricket in the lower right and Baslow Road running left to right, with Chapel Fields in between. The fields are almost clear of bushes and the sledging run that we enjoyed as youngsters shows beautifully in this colour shot. The challenge was to clear the path and get as far as Needham’s Dyke at the bottom. Great memories. The Cricket was sporting it’s ‘Ward’s Brewery’ livery in those days – probably about 30 years ago. Totley Residents Association Update We had our first meeting of 2013 on Wednesday, January 9th, and were joined by Councillors Colin Ross and Keith Hill. We would like to thank them for their continuing support. Roger Hart also attended and spoke to us about Traffic and Parking Issues; he informed us of The Streets Ahead Roadshow which was held at Abbeydale Sports Club on 15th January. A TRA Committee Member also attended. Our next Farmers’ Market/Spring Fair will take place on Sunday, 17th March 2013 from 11am – 3pm at Totley Rise. We have a very broad Database of Stallholders; however, we are always looking for new ones. If you are interested in being involved, a Booking Form will be available to download from the Totley Independent website, or contact Hetty Moran on [email protected]. If anyone is able to help deliver flyers for this event around the Community please let us know. The AGM has been set for Monday, 15th April 2013, 7pm at Totley Library. We will welcome people who would be keen to join the Committee and give a little of their time. Meetings are once a month. We wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous 2013. Dave Spivey, Vice Chairman. Hetty Moran, Secretary. TRA. TOTLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Farmers Market, Totley Rise, Sunday 17th March 11am-3pm TRA AGM - Totley Library, Monday 15th April 7pm 2 CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER Once again the allotment people had a get together thanks to Alan and Bridget. However this time we met HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. I do hope you enjoyed at the Shepley Spitfire, slightly warmer inside than on the festive season and are now merrily making the allotment site this time of year. Obviously the snowmen and women in the garden!!! No, me topic of conversation was about next year’s neither, I am sticking by the fire and keeping warm. preparation and planting, but concerns were also We certainly ended 2012 on a high note; you came in raised regarding drainage. With so much rain that has your droves to our Christmas Fayre and raised £268. fallen this year, this is a huge problem for some plots The cake stall was a fantastic success as were the rest and very disheartening. of the proceedings. A big thank you to all involved. We were also pleased to receive a generous donation from Totley Independent and also St John's Church - thank you so much for your generosity. The weather has meant that several of our clubs have had to cancel, so we are really hoping that by the time you are reading this article the snow will be long gone. There will be buds on the trees, and the crocus, etc will be pushing through to let us know that Spring is just round the corner. To brighten us all up we are holding a COFFEE MORNING on SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY at the CROSS SCYTHES BASLOW ROAD from 9.30 to 12noon. There will be a raffle and everyone will be welcome. We are all hoping the snow will have gone by then!! All of you please take care and stay safe. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the coffee Some better news is that the Council are undertaking morning. to address the problem and work should hopefully Felicity Revill, Chair start the middle of January, to install drainage. HAPPY DIGGING Marlene Marshall. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS FOR TOTLEY HISTORY GROUP WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27TH. TOTLEY LIBRARY, 7.30PM Postponed from January due to snow. John Clarke talking about the History of Penknife and Cutlery Making in Sheffield WEDNESDAY MARCH 27TH, TOTLEY LIBRARY, 7.30PM Family Photographs as a Social History Talk and slides by Paul Cutts Members £2, Non Members £3 All Welcome Councillor Surgeries Liberal Democrats: 2nd Monday in the month 6.00-7.00 p.m., Totley Library, Baslow Road and 2nd Saturday in the month from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon, Dore Old School Hall, Savage Lane, Dore Contact details: Keith Hill 235 2289 Email: [email protected], Colin Ross 235 1948 Email: [email protected] Totley Independent Joe Otten 230 3290 Email: [email protected] We hope you like this colour format of ‘The Indy’. Last issue we introduced our ‘trainee journalist’, Ruth Dacey. There are further changes to this issue, and Totley Independent Website:- we will also move to issuing every 2 months – 6 issues a year instead of 10. www.totleyindependent.co.uk 3 Hartingtons Celebrates Its School of Food’s First Anniversary! “Hartingtons is all about fun, creativity and the theatre of food” Originally set up by food lovers Chris and Julie Horne at the back end of 2011 to hold food fairs, the Bakewell business has also transformed into a school of food offering a superb range of Artisan skill based courses. Hartingtons celebrates its year anniversary of the unique and diverse range of classes and both Chris and Julie are delighted by the success and high demand they have received, with people travelling from all around the country to visit and try one out for themselves. The school of food and events business is housed within a converted saw mill close to the centre of the charming Peak District town of Bakewell which is ideally located for day trippers to the town to do a short course or attend one of the food related events as part of their day out. Be prepared to be amazed by the cooking facilities as the workspace is fully kitted out with state of the art equipment and technology. The room also offers a fantastic setting to your cooking experience as it is a beautiful, bright space with light flooding in through the floor to ceiling windows showcasing stunning river side views. The food courses are run by food specialists with the majority also being local experts, this means that the classes are of the highest quality! There is nothing they don’t know in their field of cooking expertise and advice can be given about the surrounding area including where the best local food and produce is available. The T.I. caught up with owner and Totley resident Chris Horne to find out more about the classes on offer and what 2013 has in store. What classes do you find to be the most Cornish Mackerel, Seabass, Plaice from Cornwall and popular? Christian will also demonstrate how to deal with live Leading up to Christmas we had high demand for the lobsters. You will be shown how to use the meat from Beer Brewing courses, although we are waiting to whole fresh lobsters combined with tarragon to see if this continues into the New Year with people on produce Lobster Sausages along with a fresh lobster a detox! A class that is popular all year round is sauce made from the shell and trimmings. I would Bread Making, and a special course that is becoming definitely book on this expert class very soon as more in demand is Cheese Making. We are one of virtually all our classes between January-March have only four places in the country including the renowned already sold out! River Cottage that offers this so it’s a really unique One of our most traditional and enjoyable courses is and unusual one to try. the Bakewell pudding Experience, where you learn All the classes we run fill up quickly and we do have to make your very own under the expert tuition of limited spaces. The majority of the cooking courses Marion Wright, master baker and owner of have a maximum of 12 places, this may seem small Bloomers, makers of the acclaimed original Bakewell but we want people to get the most out of the Pudding. On this short course, under the expert teaching when they are here. This group sizing means tutorship of Marion, you will make your own authentic that people get to know each other better and Bakewell Pudding to take home and share with family importantly our food experts can have one on one and friends, so no need to go out and buy one! This contact with everyone easily. I’m so delighted with course is ideal for both individuals and groups who how popular all our courses have been and we have want to learn something about the unique baking people visiting from places all around the U.K. What’s heritage of our great baking nation. great about Bakewell is that it’s a fabulous place to Can you give us some information about your stay so when people travel from afar they can collaboration with Sheffield’s celebrated combine a course with a weekend or mid-week break. restaurant Nonna’s? We are very excited about this as the chef’s from Nonna’s are so passionate and amazing to work with. A very special course they run for us is Italian Regional Seasonal - Emilia – Romagna.